I received a surprise in the mail today from my friend Sue. She is always so thoughtful. It was a combination Christmas and birthday gift that really put a huge smile on my face. I needed that too. This week has been an emotional roller coaster, so a smile was definitely a welcomed visitor.
My surprise package contained a great little cookbook called Salsa & Tacos from the Santa Fe Cooking School. To anyone from California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Texas, these are staples in our diets. We never get tired of good tacos or good salsas. There were also a couple pair of great socks that made me laugh. One pair says “the ocean just gets me”, which is so true. Even though I now live in land-locked Colorado, the ocean is still my happiest place ever. Growing up in Southern California, I was the quintessential beach bum. I still am at heart, and every chance I get on vacations. The other pair of socks say “I’m a delicate f***ing flower”, which again, anyone who knows me knows that I do not take anyone’s s$!@. But the card was the funniest thing. The card says ” You’re such a bad ass that when you cook … you make the onions cry”. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them all. I have absolutely no idea where Sue got all these fun gifts, but she knows me oh so well. Thank you so much. As always, you brightened my day. Love you lots!
She obviously knows you so well!
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YEP! We have been very good friends for 20 years and counting. 🙂
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What great gifts, and so much fun!
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Yes they are fun gifts. 🙂
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Happy Birthday!
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Thank you. It’s a little early still, but not by much. 🙂
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Mine’s Monday.🥂
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Well Happy Birthday to you as well. Mine is Friday. We Aquarians have to stick together. 🙂
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🤗🤗🤗
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That is what I call a true friend!!! 🍃🌸❣️
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Yes, she really is. 🙂
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Good for you, so well deserved Jeanne. Wow…the cookbooks and socks are really nice. She is kind and thoughtful, surprises are nice.
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Yes indeed. We have been good friends for a long time. Good friends are hard to come by. 🙂
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That’s so beautiful, Jeanne!
You are so right, they are hard to come.
Good friends are rare treasures.
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Yes indeed. They are rare treasures.
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Pretty! This was a really wonderful article. Thanks for providing these details.
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Thank you. I am glad to hear you are enjoying it. You can always find me and follow me at ajeanneinthekitchen.com. Here are the links to today’s posts.
https://ajeanneinthekitchen.com/2020/07/02/from-supporting-role-to-rising-star/
https://ajeanneinthekitchen.com/2020/07/02/nature-walks-more-colorful-flowers/
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Thank you, I’ve recently been searching for info about this topic for ages and yours is the best I have found so far.
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Thank you. I am glad to hear you are enjoying it. You can always find me and follow me at ajeanneinthekitchne.com. Here is the link to today’s post.
https://ajeanneinthekitchen.com/2020/07/06/one-salad-two-ways/
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Only a smiling visitor here to share the love (:, btw great style and design.
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Thank you. I am glad to hear you are enjoying it. You can always find me and follow me at ajeanneinthekitchen.com and now also on YouTube. Here are some recent links.
https://ajeanneinthekitchen.com/2020/09/08/blueberry-muffins-for-lexi/
https://ajeanneinthekitchen.com/2020/09/04/teaching-my-first-cooking-class/
https://ajeanneinthekitchen.com/2020/09/03/we-hit-1000/
https://ajeanneinthekitchen.com/2020/09/01/video-7-cooking-in-priscillas-kitchen/
https://ajeanneinthekitchen.com/2020/08/25/video-6-making-empanadas-from-leftovers/
https://ajeanneinthekitchen.com/2020/08/18/video-5-argentine-style-chimichurri-sauce/
https://ajeanneinthekitchen.com/2020/08/08/youtube-video-4-brussels-sprout-apple-and-bacon-salad/
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